Williams-Sonoma Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Williams-Sonoma's CEO is Laura Alber, appointed in Jul 2006, has a tenure of 18.33 years. total yearly compensation is $23.70M, comprised of 6.8% salary and 93.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.83% of the company’s shares, worth $175.02M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.2 years and 4 years respectively.

Key information

Laura Alber

Chief executive officer

US$23.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	6.8%
CEO tenure	18.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.8%
Management average tenure	2.2yrs
Board average tenure	4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Laura Alber's remuneration changed compared to Williams-Sonoma's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Oct 27 2024	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jul 28 2024	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Apr 28 2024	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jan 28 2024	US$24m	US$2m	US$950m
Oct 29 2023	n/a	n/a	US$950m
Jul 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$965m
Apr 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jan 29 2023	US$17m	US$2m	US$1b
Oct 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jul 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
May 01 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jan 30 2022	US$21m	US$2m	US$1b
Oct 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Aug 01 2021	n/a	n/a	US$985m
May 02 2021	n/a	n/a	US$873m
Jan 31 2021	US$24m	US$2m	US$681m
Nov 01 2020	n/a	n/a	US$538m
Aug 02 2020	n/a	n/a	US$411m
May 03 2020	n/a	n/a	US$339m
Feb 02 2020	US$17m	US$2m	US$356m
Nov 03 2019	n/a	n/a	US$345m
Aug 04 2019	n/a	n/a	US$352m
May 05 2019	n/a	n/a	US$341m
Feb 03 2019	US$27m	US$1m	US$334m
Oct 28 2018	n/a	n/a	US$274m
Jul 29 2018	n/a	n/a	US$264m
Apr 29 2018	n/a	n/a	US$265m
Jan 28 2018	US$14m	US$1m	US$260m

Compensation vs Market: Laura's total compensation ($USD23.70M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.66M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Laura's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Laura Alber (55 yo)

18.3yrs

Tenure

US$23,696,540

Compensation

Ms. Laura J. Alber serves as an Independent Director at salesforce.com, inc. since November 30, 2021. She has been the Chief Executive Officer at Williams-sonoma Inc. since May 26, 2010 and has been its Pr...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Laura Alber	President	18.3yrs	US$23.70m	0.83% $ 175.0m
Jeffrey Howie	Executive VP & CFO	2.2yrs	US$6.92m	0.040% $ 8.5m
David King	Executive VP	13.8yrs	US$3.60m	0.082% $ 17.3m
Jeremy Brooks	Senior VP	no data	no data	0.0036% $ 760.0k
Brian Yee	Senior VP of Corporate Finance & Treasurer	no data	no data	no data
Sameer Hassan	Chief Technology & Digital Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Abby Teisch	Executive Vice President of Marketing	less than a year	no data	no data
Vicki McWilliams	Executive Vice President of Pottery Barn Kids & Pottery Barn Teen	14.8yrs	no data	no data
Felix Carbullido	Executive VP & President of Williams Sonoma Brand	2.3yrs	no data	no data
Jennifer Kellor	President of Pottery Barn Kids & Pottery Barn Teen Brands	no data	no data	no data
Day Kornbluth	President of West Elm	1.6yrs	no data	no data
Brent Koslo	Chief Supply Chain Officer	less than a year	no data	no data

2.2yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0LXC's management team is considered experienced (2.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Laura Alber	President	14.8yrs	US$23.70m	0.83% $ 175.0m
Frits van Paasschen	Independent Director	7.5yrs	US$302.27k	0.024% $ 5.2m
Anne Finucane	Independent Director	3yrs	US$270.21k	0.0062% $ 1.3m
Scott Dahnke	Independent Chairman	5.6yrs	US$501.33k	0.032% $ 6.8m
Arianna Huffington	Director	less than a year	no data	0.00012% $ 25.4k
Andrew Campion	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
William Ready	Independent Director	4.7yrs	US$277.21k	0.013% $ 2.7m
Esi Bracey	Independent Director	3.4yrs	US$263.74k	0.0066% $ 1.4m

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0LXC's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Williams-Sonoma Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Executive VP & Chief Talent Officer recently sold US$1.5m worth of stock

Insider recently sold US$2.7m worth of stock

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Election of Andrew Campion to Its Board of Directors

Executive VP recently sold US$2.9m worth of stock

Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 29, 2024

Insider recently sold US$5.5m worth of stock

Recent updates

Third quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$1.99 (vs US$1.85 in 3Q 2024)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Raises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 33%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) announces an Equity Buyback for $1,000 million worth of its shares.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Nov 20, 2024

Mark & Graham Launches Exclusive Personalized Pet Collection, Bark & Graham™

Williams Sonoma Launches New Collaboration with Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share

Second quarter dividend of US$0.57 announced

Executive VP & Chief Talent Officer recently sold US$1.5m worth of stock

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$1.76 (vs US$1.57 in 2Q 2024)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Aug 22, 2024

Pottery Barn Launches Accessible Home Furnishings Collection with Michael Graves Design

New minor risk - Share price stability

Now 22% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share

Now 28% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

First quarter dividend of US$0.57 announced

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 23, 2024

Now 20% undervalued

Insider recently sold US$2.7m worth of stock

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces the Expansion of the Collaboration with Popular Fashion Brand, Rhode

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Election of Andrew Campion to Its Board of Directors

Executive VP recently sold US$2.9m worth of stock

New minor risk - Share price stability

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$4.14 (vs US$2.38 in 1Q 2024)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Reiterates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on May 22, 2024

Pottery Barn Teen, Portfolio Brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Launches New Expanded Dorm Collection with Enhanced Digital Tools and New Convenient Design and Shopping Experience

Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 29, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.13 per share

Insider recently sold US$5.5m worth of stock

Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen portfolio brands of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Launch New Collections with Iconic Resort Wear and Lifestyle Brand Lilly Pulitzer

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 22%

Fourth quarter dividend increased to US$1.13

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$14.71 (vs US$16.58 in FY 2023)

Now 34% overvalued after recent price rise

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) announces an Equity Buyback for $1,000 million worth of its shares.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Mar 13, 2024

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Retirement of Marta Benson, Chief Executive Officer of Pottery Barn Brands, Effective April 26, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.90 per share at 1.8% yield

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 23, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Insider recently sold US$961k worth of stock

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.70 (vs US$3.77 in 3Q 2023)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 16, 2023

Pottery Barn Teen Announces Home Furnishings Collaboration with the Iconic Super Mario™ Franchise

Upcoming dividend of US$0.90 per share at 2.2% yield

Pottery Barn, A Portfolio Brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Launch of New Home Furnishings Collaboration Inspired by the Beloved Holiday Film, Elf

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable November 24, 2023

CEO & President of Pottery Barn Brands recently sold US$1.4m worth of stock

West Elm Kids Launches Kids Collaboration with Joseph Altuzarra

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Revises Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.14 (vs US$3.92 in 2Q 2023)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Promotion of Monica Bhargava to President of Pottery Barn Brand

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 23, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.90 per share at 2.8% yield

Williams Sonoma Launches New Collaboration with Floral Designer Jeff Leatham

Pottery Barn Teen, Portfolio Brand of Williams-Sonoma Launches Large Dorm Assortment to Date Available on the Mobile App, Website, and In-Store

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 25, 2023

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Reiterates Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.38 (vs US$3.59 in 1Q 2023)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 23, 2023

Pottery Barn Kids Announces its Debut Children's Home Furnishings Collaboration with Chris Loves Julia